[B-Greek] Jn 1:18b EIS TON KOLPON

Oun Kwon kwonbbl at gmail.com
Thu Aug 17 23:17:24 EDT 2006


Jn 1:18b hO ON EIS TON KOLPON TOU PATROS EKEINOS EXHGHSATO

Source (by A. Nyland) renders (quite unlike all others)

'he is the one who led the way to the place of honor at the Father's side.'

Aside from the meanings of the verb hEXHGEOMAI 'to lead the way' 'show
the way' instead of 'to explain', she takes the phrase EIS TON KOLPON
TOU PATROS to be connected to the verb.

All other translations I know take this to connect hO ON (the one in
the Father's bosom). However this traditional rendering would make
sense if the text reads 'EN TW KOLPW' (as in Jn 13:23).  With the
preposition EIS instead, the way she renders the text appears
grammatically more acceptable.

Can you help me see the basis of one over the other?

Oun Kwon



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